The second part of this Hair Transplantation review concentrates on technical aspects of the surgery. First, we review the two main local anesthetics used in hair transplantation, lidocaine and bupivacaine, …
Efficacy of secukinumab and adalimumab in psoriatic arthritis patients with concomitant moderate to severe plaque psoriasis: Results from the EXCEED, a randomised, double-blind head-to-head monotherapy study.
Secukinumab (an interleukin [IL]-17A inhibitor) has demonstrated significantly higher efficacy vs. etanercept (a tumour necrosis factor inhibitor) and ustekinumab (an IL-12/23 inhibitor) in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.To …
Mycoplasma induced Steven-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis: Case-control analysis of a cohort managed in a specialized center.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection is associated with extrapulmonary complications such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)/Toxic epidermal necrolysis(TEN).We evaluated the differences in epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and disease outcomes between drug-induced and mycoplasma …
The incidence of psoriasis in Chile: an analysis of the national Waiting List Repository.
Psoriasis is a serious, chronic non-communicable disease. However, the fundamental measure of disease occurrence, incidence, has been scarcely reported globally. There are no previous studies of psoriasis incidence in Latin …
Natural evolution in pediatric cutaneous mastocytosis: 10-year follow-up.
Mastocytosis is a heterogeneous group of myeloproliferative disorders characterized by accumulation of clonal mast cells in various tissues. The aim of this study was to determine the symptoms evolution and …
Athena: Speciality Certificate Examination case for Paediatrics and Genetics.
A four-month-old male baby presents in accident & emergency department with fever and respiratory distress. Parents report recurrent hospitalizations since birth due to chest infections. Antenatal and family history is …
Dermatological Manifestations In Children With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Study from A North Indian Tertiary Care Institute.
Dermatological manifestations due to impaired renal functions in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are diverse and are an important cause of morbidity. We aimed to determine the prevalence of …
Hair Transplantation: Basic Overview.
Modern hair restoration surgery is based on a technique known as follicular unit transplantation in which follicular units (FUs) are the exclusive structures used as hair grafts. In Part 1 …
A review of Nigella sativa plant-based therapy in dermatology.
Nigella sativa (N. sativa) is a widely used medicinal herb with a rich cultural and religious history in Unani, Ayurveda, Chinese, and Arabic medicine. N. sativa contains many natural bioactive …
Multifaceted array-based keloidal gene expression profiling reveals specific MDFI upregulation in keloid lesions.
Keloid lesions are characterized by mesenchymal cell proliferation and excessive extracellular matrix deposition. Previous microarray analyses have been performed to investigate the mechanism of keloid development. However, the molecular pathology …